FIA Gran Turismo Championships
In Gran Turismo Sport, there will be two online championships officially sanctioned by the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) running simultaneously. In the Nations Cup, players will be able represent their home country. Whilst in the Manufacturers Cup, players will be driving on behalf of their favorite car manufacturer.

Players will not only be able to race as drivers themselves, they’ll also be able to root for their home country or their favorite manufacturers teams.

The winner of the championship will be awarded in the same manner as real life motorsports champions, at the FIA prize giving ceremony. This will be a historic moment, the first time a video game will officially be recognised as part of the real motoring world.

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But it’s not just about online racing; the GT teams have continued to build on the games legacy of accessibility to ensure that the game is open to all to enjoy.

Building on its legacy as the most realistic and accessible driving simulator, GT Sport has partnered with the FIA to push the boundaries of racing games. In addition to everything you'd expect from a GT, the team at Polyphony and the FIA are introducing an online racing series that will be recognised alongside real world motor racing by the FIA.

Entering BETA in 2016 GT Sport is being developed by the award winning team at Polyphony Digital.

The latest instalment of the Gran Turismo franchise, which as of March 2015 has sold over 75 million copies worldwide, is
coming to PlayStation®4 with the name “Gran Turismo SPORT”!

The graphics, sound and physics engine will be the most realistic ever experienced in a driving simulator thanks to the new
platform and the new technologies, but that alone would be a too obvious improvement: the way driving
games are played will also undergo a huge revolution with “Gran Turismo Sport”.
This is a vision that invokes the rebirth of motorsports.

In “Gran Turismo SPORT”, there will be two online championships running simultaneously: In the Nations Cup, players represent their
home country and in the Manufacturers Cup, players represent their favourite car manufacturer. Players can not
only race as drivers themselves, they can also root for their home country or their favourite
manufacturers teams as a spectator.

And the winner of a championship will be awarded at the FIA awards ceremony, in the same manner as real life
motorsports champions: this will be a historical moment, the day when a video game will be
officially recognised at the same level of motorsport.

The major difference between real life motorsports and “Gran Turismo SPORT” is in the fact that anyone, from children
to the elderly, can participate and enjoy racing.

Even players who have never played driving games until now can discover how fun it is to drive!
Whilst at the same time, it will have the depth and complexity to meet the
expectations of the existing Gran Turismo fans.

The FIA, with over 100 years of fabulous motorsports history, has become a partner in the challenge for innovation
undertaken by “Gran Turismo SPORT”. Being able to make this announcement in Paris is special to us, as
it’s the very city where motor racing first started and is also home to the FIA.

Together, Gran Turismo and the FIA will build the next 100 years of motorsports.

This is a concept movie of “Gran Turismo SPORT”, the newest iteration of the Gran Turismo series announced at the Paris Game Week in France. Watch for the new challenge of Gran Turismo in partnership with the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile).

The graphics, sound and physics engine will be the most realistic ever experienced in a driving simulator
The major difference between real life motorsports and “Gran Turismo SPORT” is in the fact that anyone, from children to the elderly, can participate and enjoy racing.

With more than 75 million cumulative sales (*) around the world, Gran Turismo has revolutionized the driving game genre.
The next evolutionary step in this history-making series will soon be coming to PlayStation®4.
Get ready to be taken to new unforeseen heights with “Gran Turismo SPORT.”

That Gran Turismo SPORT will feature highly evolved graphics and sound quality, not to mention a totally revamped physics engine,
should come as no surprise. The true beauty of Gran Turismo SPORT goes much deeper, as it will forever change
the way driving games are seen. It will redefine the very definition of “gaming” and “motorsports.”